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"....an ambassador's job is government to government primarily, but it's also to be a commercial diplomat"

Amb. Anthony Harrington

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'In many significant offshore financial centres, specialist commercial judges exist where formal specialist courts do not'

The Hon. Justice L. Kawaley
Commercial Judge
Supreme Court,
Bermuda

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A large part of the foreign secretary's job is commercial diplomacy, a major part of foreign policy and should be done extremely well
 - Vince Cable, UK Business Secretary
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Commercial diplomacy is an important component of the FCO's wider prosperity agenda, which brings together all the actions that it takes globally to support the UK economy
- Rt Hon. Lord Howell of Guildford

 

 Mandatory Qualifying Qualifying Competency Programme for Commercial Diplomatic Practitioners 

ACCD-CDRA APPROVED, AUTHORISED AND APPROPRIATELY REGULATED MANDATORY MODULES AND ACCREDITATION

The ACCD-CDRA’s Advanced qualifications are specifically designed for Commercial Diplomats and Commercial Diplomatic Practice, and relevant-related to the work of the WTO, UNCTAD, UNCITRAL, ICSID, LCIA, PCA, WIPO etc.

The following appropriately approved, authorised and recommended modules cover and represent the modules upon which prospective practitioner-candidates’ understanding, skills-based knowledge, specialisms-specific expertise, competence, professionalism, and suitability shall be examined, assessed and tested:

UNIT I: UNDERSTANDING COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

  • MQUCD01: Understanding Commercial Diplomacy 
  • MQUCD02: Analyzing the Commercial Diplomatic Issues 
  • MQUCD03: Communicating the Message 
  • MQUCD04: Negotiation and Consensus Building

UNIT 2: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THE COMMERCIAL DIPLOMAT

  • MQRCD01: The Role of the Commercial Diplomat
  • MQRCD02: The Commercial Diplomatic Code

UNIT 3: INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY

  • MQMTS01. Understanding the Global Trading System
  • MQMTS02. Accession to the WTO
  • MQMTS03: Dispute Settlement in the WTO
  • MQITP01: Trade Policy Analysis
  • MQITP02: Trade Policy Process
  • MQITP03. Defining a Trade-related Policy Issue
  • MQITP04: Analyzing Trade-Related Domestic Policy
  • MQITP05. Trade and Development 
  • MQITP06. Trade and Environment 
  • MQITP07. Trade Facilitation and Negotiation
  • MQITP08. Trade Promotion 
  • MQITP09. Trade Finance 
  • MQITP10. Trade in Services and Investment 
  • MQITP11. Trade Remedies

UNIT 4: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION COURTS

  • MQIAC01. International Court of Justice (ICJ)
  • MQIAC02. London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
  • MQIAC03. Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

UNIT 5: UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

  • MQIIA01. Introduction to International Arbitration
  • MQIIA02. Managing International Investment Disputes
  • MQIIA03. Managing State-State Disputes (State-State Arbitration)
  • MQIIA04. Managing Investor-State Disputes (Investor-State Arbitration)
  • MQIIA05. Managing International Trade Disputes
  • MQIIA06. Managing International Commercial Disputes
  • MQWIP01. Electronic Arbitration (WIPO)
  • MQWIP02. Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution (WIPO)

UNIT 6: REGIONAL APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION 

  • MQRAA01. NAFTA
  • MQRAA02. MERCOSUR
  • MQRAA03. ASEAN

UNIT 7: MANAGING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT DISPUTES (Policy and Arbitration)

  • MQIVP01. International Investment Policy for Development
  • MQIVA02. Consent to International Investment Arbitration
  • MQIVA03. Selecting the Appropriate Forum
  • MQIVA04. Requirements Ratione Personae
  • MQIVA05. Requirements Ratione Materiae
  • MQIVA06. Applicable Law
  • MQIVA07. Procedural Issues
  • MQIVA08. Post-Award Remedies and Procedures
  • MQIVA09. Binding Force and Enforcement

UNIT 8: MANAGING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES (Commercial Arbitration)

  • MQICA01. Submission
  • MQICA02. Recognition of Arbitration Agreements/Clause
  • MQICA03. Principle of Competence in Competency (The Principle of Competence’ Competence)
  • MQICA04. Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal (Arbitral Tribunal)
  • MQICA05. Initiation of Arbitration Proceedings (Arbitral Proceedings)
  • MQICA06. The Arbitration Procedure
  • MQICA07. Evidence in International Arbitration
  • MQICA08. Making the Award and Termination of Proceedings
  • MQICA09. Recognition and Enforcement of the Award (The New York Convention)
  • MQICA10. Court Measures 

UNIT 9: MANAGING INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISPUTES (Trade Arbitration) 

  • MQITA01. Panels (Panel Process)
  • MQITA02. Appellate Review (The Process)
  • MQITA03. Implementation and Enforcement

UNIT 9(a): BASIC RULES OF TRADE 

  • MQBRT01. GATT 1994
  • MQBRT02. GATS
  • MQBRT03. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
  • MQBRT04. Government Procurement

UNIT 9(b): COMMERCIAL DEFENCE MEASURES

  • MQCDM01. Anti-Dumping Measures
  • MQCDM02. Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
  • MQCDM03. Safeguard Measures
  • MQCDM04. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
  • MQCDM05. Technical Barriers to Trade
  • MQCDM06. Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS)

UNIT 9(c): AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

  • MQAGR01. Textiles and Clothing
  • MQAGR02. Agriculture

REQUIREMENTS

Participating-practitioners are required correctly answer more than 70 percent of the test questions to proceed to the next approved,authorised and recommended training module.

Prospective practitioner-candidates are required to do the following:

  • Pass the module tests and final examination consisting of Multiple Choice and True/False questions, answering 80 percent of the questions correctly.
  • Analyze a real-world trade issue from the perspective of an identified stakeholder and complete the Analytical Framework and BATNA Interest Chart. 
  • Write a Decision Memorandum analyzing the issue above, recommending a policy outcome and course of action for the identified stakeholder.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Proven practical professional skills-based knowledge of, and specialisms-specific expertise in the work of the WTO, UNCITRAL, ICSID, WIPO, LCIA, PCA, Commercial Diplomatic Service and others
  • Demonstration of strong passion for, and interest in international trade and investment policy and the role of commercial diplomats and the activities of the commercial diplomatic system
  • Commitment to, and passion for Commercial Diplomacy and Commercial Diplomatic Practice

This summary of the Approved MQCP Modules has been prepared by the CoDRA under its own responsibility and regulatory plenipotentiary.

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